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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Actor Michael Dante and author Bob Leszczak will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL

Actor Michael Dante and author Bob Leszczak will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 19-25 at the following times and venues:

Many of you know Michael Dante for playing Maab on Star Trek, Sitting Bull on Custer, and the title role in the critically acclaimed Winterhawk, as well as his appearances in such other classic films and TV series asWestbound, The Naked Kiss, Harlow, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Perry Mason, Maverick, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot and Get Smart. Michael not only learned his craft as an actor during the last days of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the early days of television, but had the great fortune of meeting many of his idols from the worlds of music, film and sports, including Tommy Dorsey, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Joe DiMaggio, Luke Appling, Nat King Cole and Lana Turner. In many respects the story of Michael’s life embodies the great American spirit. We’ll talk about that, and more, when he joins us in our second hour.

Also joining us this week will be author Bob Leszczak. Bob’s books on music and television include Who Did It First?, a comprehensive look at cover songs and their original artists (with individual volumes for music in the rock, pop, and R&Bgenres), and Single Season Sitcoms, a complete guide to notable comedy series from the thirty years of television that, for one reason or another, only lasted one season.

With the Olympics ending next week, both the broadcast and cable networks will be rolling out new series again. We’ll see if any of these new shows last beyond their first season when Bob Leszczak joins us in our first hour.

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I represent the first generation whom, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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